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power, demanded in building stuff, wood for railroad ties, boxes, fur¬ 
niture, etc. Among the woods that have excellent nail-holding power 
may be named, white oak, hemlock, and yellow pine. 
TABLE I 
Table showing the weight per cubic foot, in pounds, and the weight in kilograms 
per cubic decimeter which is the same as the specific gravity, arranged in order 
from lightest to heaviest. 
Weight in Specific 
Specio. Lbs. Gravity. 
Arbor-Vitae, Thuja occidentalis . 20.28 .32482 
Western Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa . 21.72 .34788 
Balsam Poplar, Populus balsarnifcra . 21.99 .35221 
Black Willow, Salix nigra . 22.86 .36614 
Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra . 23.43 .37527 
Hemlock, Tsiiga canadensis . 23.77 .38072 
Basswood, Tilia amcricana . 24.00 .38440 
White Pine, Pinus strobus . 24.02 .38546 
Box Elder, Acer negundo . 25,15 .40282 
Common Catalpa Catalpa catalpa . 25.15 .40282 
Cucumber Tree, Magnolia acuminata . 26.63 .41692 
Red Mulberry, Morus rubra . 26.57 .42556 
Butternut, Juglans cinerea . 26.57 .42556 
Largetooth Aspen, Populus grandidentata . 26.57 .42556 
Yellow Buckeye, Aesculus octandra . 26.79 .42909 
Cottonwood, Populus deltoides . 27.15 .43385 
Chestnut, Castanea dentata . 28.28 .45295 
Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana . 28.28 .45295 
Tulip, Liriodendron tulipifera . 30.10 .48211 
Red Elm, Ulnius fulva . 30.86 .49428 
Sassafras, Sassafras sassafras . 31.13 .49860 
Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis . 31.13 .49860 
Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra . 32.27 .51686 
Black Walnut, Juglans nigra . 32.92 .52727 
Tulip, Liriodendron tulipifera . 32.96 .52792 
Sweet Gum, Liquidamber styracifliia . 33.76 .54073 
Blue Ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata . 34.00 .54457 
Jersey Pine, Pinus virginiana . 34.29 .54922 
Red Maple, Acer rubruni . 35.36 .56636 
Wild Black Cherry, Prunus virginiana . 35.82 .57372 
Beech, Fagus grandifolia . 35.82 .57372 
Pitch Pine, Pinus rigida . 35.82 .57372 
Tamarack, Larix laricina . 35.82 .57372 
White Basswood, Tilia americana . 35.93 .57549 
Red Oak, Quercus rubra . 35.93 .57549 
Yellow Birch, Betula lutea . 37.72 .60816 
Shingle Oak, Quercus imbricaria . 38.00 .60864 
White Elm, Ulmus americana . 38.65 .61905 
